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Everything you need to know about Theresa May's Brexit nightmare in five minutes
Everything you need to know about Theresa May's Brexit nightmare in five minutes
"As May said when she won the leadership, she needs to show that she can make a success of Brexit"
"As May said when she won the leadership, she needs to show that she can make a success of Brexit"
Ian Dunt By Ian Dunt
Thursday, 14 July 2016 9:47 AM
Is… is it over?
The constant news? No, it's very much continuing, but there's now some certainty. We've a new prime minister and Britain's negotiations to leave the EU are top of her agenda.
Yeah, I heard about this. 'Brexit means Brexit', right?
Right, except that that doesn't really mean anything. Leaving the EU is one thing, the actual deal you get is quite another. And Theresa May is about to try and solve arguably the most dangerous puzzle in international relations.
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Surely she just needs to TAKE BACK CONTROL?
Right, which most people think means ending freedom of movement. But there's a couple of reasons that doing that would be economically catastrophic. Firstly, EU migrants bring in billions of pounds a year in taxes. Curtailing their numbers in the UK would have a profound effect on our public finances. Secondly, freedom of movement is a requirement of the single market. And leaving the single market would be one of the most radical and economically risky acts this country has ever taken.
I thought Boris said we could stay in the single market and get rid of freedom of movement.
He was either lying or he didn't understand what he was talking about. Probably the first. The single market is a series of rules. His plan was like saying that you're going to visit Paris but not abide by French law. It was nonsense.
But the papers say May will be able to get some kind of deal
It's possible, but not probable. On the plus side, there is precedent. Norway is a member of the single market and it got a few allowances on things like postal services and fishing. People usually refer to this as 'EEA plus' or 'EEA minus', depending on the deal. But there's a downside. Norway still has to abide by the major single market rules, like freedom of movement, but without any say over them.
That doesn't sound like taking back control
It isn't. And anyone who thought they were voting to end freedom of movement might be quite upset to find out that they haven't.
Won't EU leaders offer us something? Maybe some limits on freedom of movement in exchange for some access to the single market.
Well a few member states might want to. France for instance. The French should never be trusted, but they should be trusted now least of all. They might offer Britain concessions on freedom of movement in exchange for an end to bank passports in the City of London.
What are bank passports?
They allow banks in London to sell services on the continent. It's a dangerous deal. It would end freedom of movement, which would harm the UK, and see much of the City up sticks and head to Paris, which would also harm the UK. But politically it would be very attractive. The public might like the sound of a deal which limits immigration and hammers the banks. So May could be tempted to take it. But even if she does, that's just one country. Eastern European countries would be opposed to that type of deal, and they get a veto. You need support from all the remaining members of the EU for this deal.
So it's impossible?
Not impossible, just improbable. Britain is a major market for European countries. The German car industry, among others, will be lobbying for governments to bend to keep it in the single market. And we have other things to offer too. Polish opposition to immigration restrictions, for instance, could conceivably be bought off by offering military commitments. So we're not exactly powerless. But the truth is most of the incentives are against us. EU member states don't want to encourage eurosceptic forces in their own country, so they'll want a tough deal.
Don't the Swiss have some sort of bespoke arrangement?
Yeah, it's true. The Swiss are almost as hard to please as we are. But the EU isn't about to replicate that deal. It hates it. It's fiddly and cumbersome and comes with loads of paperwork. They recently slapped down the Swiss for suggesting they could limit of freedom of movement too. And their deal doesn't include financial services. That's a big issue for us. We're a services economy.
So the single market route doesn't sound like it's going work. Why on earth does everyone keep mentioning Canada?
Well Canada is the new sex. They've got Justin Trudeau, they've got Mark Carney. It's ridiculous. They're like a real-life political Mad Men.
Is that why everyone wants a Canadian deal?
Unfortunately not. They've gotten a bit overexcited by the Canadian-EU trade agreement and want Britain to come up with its own one. But it's not as easy as they think. For a start it took seven years to get this far and it hasn't even been ratified yet.
Doesn't Article 50 just give us two years?
Kinda, sorta, not quite - we'll come onto that later. But whatever the legal arrangement, seven years is too long. It might be quicker for us - we've already got regulatory equivalence, so there are less differences to iron out - but it will still take a while. And then there's ratification. It looks like all national parliaments get a veto on the Canada deal, so that might hold things up a bit. Once it goes down to that level, you're at the mercy of Romanian widget manufacturers and any other group, in any EU member state, who feel the deal doesn't work for them. And services still aren't included in all this.
So what happens if we don't make any of these deals? After the two year countdown we just fall out the EU with no trade deals in place?
It's so much worse than that. This two year Article 50 timetable doesn't even apply to trade. Article 50 only applies to constitutional and legal arrangements. And more importantly it only applies to ending your current arrangements - not building ones for the future.
Hang on a minute. You mean we can't negotiate any trade deals, inside or outside the EU, while the two-year Article 50 process is ongoing?
Exactly. Actually, it's against the law for EU member states (we'd still be an EU member state until the end of the two-year process) to conduct bilateral trade negotiations with other member states or countries. There might be wriggle room here. If the UK and the EU enter into negotiations in good faith they could authorise those talks. But there's not that much good faith about and EU leaders are irritated by Britain's constant demands for a bespoke single market, its vote to leave and the continued uncertainty around its negotiating position. The thing to remember when imagining all this is that we have very little leverage, except for when we trigger Article 50.
So what happens when we fall out the EU at the end of the Article 50 process?
It's Year Zero. We will have no trade deals, no financial arrangements with the EU or anyone else. We're like a man being thrown out of a plane into the sea with no lifejacket. Seriously. I'm not making this up. It's scary.
I can see that. By the way, it's been five minutes.
I know. Whenever I write one of these things I always lie about the five minute things. I say it, because it makes an otherwise boring subject feel manageable, but then I basically just write as much as I like.
This is outrageous.
And yet here you still are. Don't you want to know what happens to the man who is thrown out of a plane into the sea with no lifejacket?
He has to revert back to World Trade Organisation (WTO) rules.
What are they?
They're a set of agreements on goods, services and intellectual property. They fix basic trade rules and lay out tariffs and things like that for each member state in 'schedules'. Lots of Brexiters, especially the free market types, quite welcome signing up to WTO rules. They think it would give them the ability to cut a bunch of tariffs and make the UK more open to competition from overseas.
Not exactly what those Labour voters in the Midlands and the north thought they were voting for.
Quite. Same old problem: voting on a vague statement. It's easy for people to turn it round on you. But even in this scenario, things are more complex than they seem. Unfortunately, to explain that, I have to go into tariffs, tariff rate quotas and subsidies.
I beg you not to do that.
It will be mostly painless. Once we went into WTO rules, the tariff question would be pretty easy to answer. We'd just keep whatever the tariffs were in the single market. Say it's five per cent on cars. You just take that system and impose five per cent on cars coming into the UK under the new system. But this time you'd apply it to goods going to and from the EU and Britain, whereas before there were no tariffs because we were in the single market together. The real problem comes when you deal with tariff rate quotas. These are arrangements where you can import a set amount of a type of good at one tariff rate, and any extra at another. So for instance the first 100,000 tonnes of wheat you import would be at two per cent and anything above that at ten per cent. These quotas are arranged across the single market, so if Britain leaves we have to figure out what quantity of the quota applies to us and what we want to do with it. That is a huge undertaking, the likes of which have never really been done before. After all, the last time they messed with the quotas was two EU enlargements ago and they still haven't been able to update them. It's too complex.
You're still talking.
It gets worse. Consider subsidies. We need to establish those all over again for every part of the British economy. And when we say 'figure it out', it's properly from the ground up. The Brexit lot promised all things to all people. They promised they'd maintain all the subsidies but also that we'd turn into a free market libertarian paradise. Which is it? And what would Britain do with its tariffs? Reduce them, and allow cheap Chinese goods to flood the market, making life cheaper for consumers? Or keep them, and protect domestic industries? These are really big questions and there is no agreement - and certainly no mandate - for any of them.
Please tell me you're done. I'm depressed, I'm bored and if you say Article 50 one more time I might throw up.
Stop it
OK, we're nearly there. Here's the kicker. Even with all those domestic arrangements sorted, you then need to go and sort out trade deals with the EU and all the other countries in the world. Well, probably. We may already have trade deals with some countries if we signed them as a member state in the EU. But that's legally debatable and isn't always the case anyway. And you'll need to do all this very quickly, because with no trade deals in place the UK will be considered a pariah for investment and so unstable that the markets will be terrified of being seen in the same room as it. The economic pressure will be huge. And the political pressure will be even worse. As May said when she won the leadership, she needs to show that she can make a success of Brexit. Number 10 will be desperate for deals. But where are all the negotiating resources we need to agree these trade deals? We don't have them. No-one does. It's too big a task.
So what'll happen?
Bad things. The most likely outcome is that we simply agree to all of the other team's demands. Fancy figuring out the transparency system for price fixing in the Korean public health sector? Because they are really into it. They have to publish the names of committee members who do these exercises. And now we're going to have to be experts in that so we can figure out what our red lines are. We'll be vulnerable to every whim of every lobbying firm in every country on earth. Take, for instance, the American pharmaceutical lobbying industry, which is very powerful and well-established. They'd love to have a go at the NHS. We would need an army of highly accomplished negotiators with lots of time and political support to stop them. And we won't have any of those things. We'll be very aggressively incentivised to accept any trade deal. It could be disastrous.
This is awful. Can we have another referendum?
Not really. If another referendum was likely in the future, we'd be asking all these countries to commit hundreds of thousands of highly-skilled man-hours to a negotiation which we might just annul later on. It would make the trade deals we got even less beneficial than the ones we're going to get anyway.
So we're doomed.
We're in real trouble. But May could follow a much-loved and long-followed rule of politics. She could find the longest grass available and kick this appalling problem right into it.
How would she do that?
An interim agreement. This would deal with her main problem, which is time. The Article 50 timetable is just so punishing no nation could come out of it safely. She could skip all this two-year stuff and agree an interim arrangement where the UK stays in the single market while it negotiates its ultimate Brexit deal, with a deadline of 2020 to coincide with the general election. Then she could go to the country looking for a mandate to sign that deal. That would calm the markets, provide a better situation for a decent deal with Europe and other countries, and generally make the whole process a lot less frightening and hysterical for all involved.
Won't the Brexit guys hate that?
Yep, but no option is actually good, they're just different levels of bad. They'll hate it less than if she said she'd stay in the single market permanently. And who knows? After five years have passed, views might have changed. Ironically, the reduction in jobs due to Brexit would mean fewer immigrants coming to the UK, so that might relieve public anxiety about the issue. Or on the other hand, the EU could buckle under the weight of the refugee and Greek crises and we'll be even more desperate to get out.
It's been God-knows-how-long and your conclusion is: delay it.
That's right. In a world of terrible options, it's probably the least bad one. But who knows what May will do. The only real certainty is this: it sucks to be her.
Sucks to be us, too.
Yeah good point.
This article is based on conversations with Dr. Holger P. Hestermeyer, Shell reader in International Dispute Resolution at the Dickson Poon School of Law, Professor Anand Menon, director of UK in a Changing Europe and professor of European Politics and Foreign Affairs at Kings College London, and Dr James Strong, fellow in Foreign Policy Analysis and International Relations at the London School of Economics and Political Science.
Ian Dunt is the editor of Politics.co.uk


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MUNICH -- Afghanistan's police force and army still need more training to handle the country's security on their own, making it critical for a new security agreement to be signed to allow international forces to remain after 2014, NATO's top two leaders said Saturday.
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News & Notes: Game 135
Buffalo Bisons
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LHP Michael Antonini 1-2, 4.50
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RHP D.J. Mitchell 0-0, 6.35
Sunday, August 29, 2010
PNC Field – Moosic, PA
Radio: WWKB AM 1520, bisons.com
TODAY'S GAME: Tonight, the Bisons face the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees in the final game of a three-game in two-day series at PNC Field (5:05 p.m.). The Herd split a doubleheader with the Yankees on Saturday night, winning 4-0 and losing 2-1. Following tonight's game, the Bisons will return home for their final homestand of the 2010 season.
WILD RACE: Last night, the Bisons were able to gain another half-game in the IL Wild Card race. Buffalo now trails Columbus by just 1.5 games for the IL's lone wild card spot. The Herd has 10 more games to play with a doubleheader on Wednesday against the Yankees. The Clippers have nine games left.
vs. THE YANKS: The Bisons are 7-5 against Scranton/Wilkes-Barre this season, including a 5-2 mark at PNC Field. The Herd won three of four in Moosic to begin the season, April 8-11, and won the only game in a rain-shortened series on August 11.
FOR STARTERS: LHP MICHAEL ANTONINI will start for the Bisons tonight. The southpaw worked a season-high eight innings in his last outing, August 24 against Pawtucket. However, Antonini allowed four runs to fall in defeat. Overall, Antonini is 1-2 with a 4.50ERA in four starts since joining the Herd on August 9. He has worked at least six innings in each of his starts.
ROSTER MOVE: The Bisons have added RHP JENRRY MEJIA to their roster as the 20-year old is expected to start on Monday. The Mets #1 rated prospect, Mejia was 2-0 with a 1.32ERA in six starts with Double-A Binghamton. To make roster room, RHP JOHN LUJAN has been transferred to Binghamton.
FELICIANO BACK: OF JESUS FELICIANO had three hits in six at-bats in yesterday's doubleheader. Feliciano now has a .346 (103-298) average in 80 games with the Herd. He is 33 plate appearances shy of league qualification. His average would lead all hitters by nine points.
WELL CERVED: INF MIKE CERVENAK has hit in 10-straight games, the longest active streak on the team. Since August 21, the infielder has averaged .436 (17-39) with two doubles, a home run, five RBI and six runs scored.
METS UPDATE: The Mets (64-65) lost 4-1 to the Astros last night from Citi Field. The Mets were just 1-10 with runners in scoring position. Former Bisons' INF IKE DAVIS went 2-3 with a walk in the loss. LHP JOHAN SANTANA allowed four runs in seven innings to fall to 10-9 on the season. New York hosts the Astros again today at 1:05 p.m. in the rubber match of their three-game set.
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-- Cavalier One (Talk) 17:33, 2011 June 28
Hello. Note that we may have articles on both counter-spell (which contains a more generic description) and its sub-types (i.e. Untransfiguration), containing a more specific description. Thanks. -- Seth Cooper owl post! 13:53, July 3, 2011 (UTC)
- Ok, I always just thought that was a bit redundant, but thanks for the heads-upGreen Zubat 16:42, July 3, 2011 (UTC)
- It's ok, no matter! Have fun editing the Harry Potter Wiki! ;D -- Seth Cooper owl post! 16:58, July 3, 2011 (UTC)
RE:Incorrect Categories...
I think regular users can edit categories... While in edit mode, isn't there a "Categories" tab in the side bar? (by the way, those spells' categories have been taken care of) -- Seth Cooper owl post! 18:06, July 3, 2011 (UTC)
- Oh, I see now. Boy do I feel stupid XD Thanks a bunch though! Green Zubat 20:42, July 3, 2011 (UTC)
RE: An Observation
- Firstly, this wiki clearly allows speculation to be noted in the articles
To a very limited extent, and ideally only in the "Behind the scenes" sections, where it presented as merely a possibility. Not as basis for new articles, and certainly not on equal footing with what is actually established by canon.
Now please read this before continuing further.
There is a difference between what is actually extablished by canon, and what individual people interpret from and theorize based upon canon. This difference is what defines "original research". This personal interpretation, while it may have some basis in canon, is not in-and-of-itself canon. Original research is generally considered unencyclopedic, and Wikipedia even prohibits it entirely as one of its core policies. While we are not quite as strict, it is still not something to be encouraged. We strive to be as official as possible in the information we present here. I won't deny that things have slipped through from time to time, but adding more is not the solution.
Some of your edits stated that all spells could be divided into four categories: Transfiguration, Charms, "Dark spells", and counter-spells, but where is it offically established that all spells fall into these four? Where does Apparition fit in then? The terms Dark Arts and Dark Magic are used repeatedly, but when is Dark spells? We use conjectural titles for articles as a temporary fill-in when official canon is lacking, but the article's content is still taken from canon. A conjectural title is a far cry from conjectural content.
Incidentally, the article for Magic is NOT currently protected. That protection was done temporarily due to counter-productive edit-warring, and it expired a week ago. I simply forgot to take down the notice.
On another note, please keep in mind that all articles relating to "in-universe" content need to be written from an "in-universe" perspective. This applies to quotes as well. "Out of universe" information needs to be limited to the articles' "Behind the scenes" sections.
If you believe this sounds too much like personal criticism, I apologize, as that is not my intent. I simply feel you need to learn to move away from interpretation and focus on what is actually there. Everyone makes assumptions, but as one my teachers used to say: "Assume' makes an 'ass' out of 'u' and 'me". For example, until a while ago, we had in our articles that Albus Dumbledore had been Head of Gryffindor House and Deputy Headmaster, and that Lily Evans had been a Prefect. Many users here, myself included, believed these were true. But then someone else pointed out that they couldn't find anything in canon that actually stated this, and after checking, no one else was able to either. It was an assumption that I and many other people had made (based on things such as parallels between Dumbledore and McGonagall, and that Lily had been Head Girl even though James Potter proves this is not a requirement). We STILL have people adding these things to their articles even now.
As far as not taking the time to explain my reasoning more clearly before now, again I apologize, but things have been a bit hectic recently, both here on the Wiki (largely due to the increased activity because of the movie and contest) and personally (which I won't go into).
If you still disagree with some of my edits, you may make your case to another administrator for a second opinion. Cavalier One and Seth Cooper are both fairly active right now, and have been editting for a long time.
You have made many other helpful edits to the Wiki, and you obviously have a great deal of enthusiasm for the Harry Potter universe. I hope you will appreciate the level of professionalism we are attempting to build this encyclopedia towards.
Nick O'Demus 07:15, July 18, 2011 (UTC)
RE:Spell types
It's great to see your enthusiasm on the wiki and the Harry Potter series!
If I got it straight, the main argument seems to be about merging articles on sub-types of magic (say, counter-curse, counter-charm, etc.) into larger articles (such as counter-spell). There's no reason why we cannot have both, as in larger articles that convey general information about the type of spell (in this case, "counter-spell") and then smaller articles with information on the specificities of each sub-type (in this case, "counter-curse", "counter-charm", etc., etc.)
As for the "Dark spell" classification, I'd say Nick has a point. While Rowling does say that jinxes and hexes do have a "connotation of dark magic", she never (and do correct me if I'm entirely wrong) has grouped them as "dark spells". -- Seth Cooper owl post! 19:02, July 18, 2011 (UTC)
- A "fan-made grouping" would be unnaceptable original research at best, blatant fanon at worst. As for "if spells are associated with dark magic are, therefore, dark spells" that's not necessarily like that. The word Rowling uses, "connotation", implies association with the dark arts; not that they are dark spells.
- As for the spell classifications on the "Spell" article, I see no reason to remove the spell subtypes (i.e. "Untransfiguration", etc.) -- Seth Cooper owl post! 19:26, July 18, 2011 (UTC)
- Oh. I must've misunderstanded. Seems fine by me, I guess. -- Seth Cooper owl post! 19:44, July 18, 2011 (UTC)
Yeah, as you pointed out, those quotes would be out of universe and placing them within the article's main body (including quotes) would be in breach of the style section of the general policy. However, information from those quotes can (and should) be included within the text. -- Seth Cooper owl post! 18:48, July 23, 2011 (UTC)
- Precisely. -- Seth Cooper owl post! 19:06, July 23, 2011 (UTC)
Your words on Albus Potter site:
"Actually, can we just have a genral "no pictures over 200 pixels on this page please?"
The Template:Infoboxes are all with 250 pixels. Why should this be shorter? Or do you mean that the Template should generally be shortened to 200 pixels? Harry granger 12:18, July 25, 2011 (UTC)
RE:James Potter & The Hall of Elders Crossing
Personally, I had never heard of it before, but both what you say and the story's website seem to indicate it is of note. I think it wouldn't hurt to have an article with a "This article is not part of the Harry Potter universe" tag in it and placed within the Fandom category (just like Potter Puppet Pals). It's not enough to stress, though, that no elements from these stories are to be taken as canon as they are, for all purposes, a piece of fanfiction. -- Seth Cooper owl post! 23:04, July 25, 2011 (UTC)
- Neat. Everything seems to be in order. -- Seth Cooper owl post! 00:17, July 26, 2011 (UTC)
Transfiguration articles
Please do not "blank" (remove all the content from) articles unless they are clearly something that should be deleted like vandalism, spam, or fanon. If you question whether an article is canon-based or fanon, it would be better to bring it up on the article talk page, because "blanking" pages is generally considered disruptive. Thanks. ★ Starstuff (Owl me!) 16:04, July 27, 2011 (UTC)
- Hi,
- I'm sorry if it came off that I was accusing you of being a vandal. At first glance, on the recent changes list, seeing large amounts of text removed from articles is a classic red flag of vandalism. Of course, those types of edits generally consist of replacing all the content of, say, Albus Dumbledore with a swear word. I realize that your edit was constructive in intent (i.e. trying to reduce fanon/speculation), but on wikis, it's generally considered best to try to fix a problematic article before deleting it, thus why "blanking" is considered something to be avoided.
- I personally see the animate-to-inanimate and inanimate-to-animate transfiguration articles as comparing to the underage magic article. None of these is a clearly defined or named type of magic in the Harry Potter series, but there are enough incidents of spontaneous magic from children and transfiguration of animals to objects etc. in the series to probably warrant articles covering those incidents, as well as whatever other information about the topic is known. I do think the transfiguration articles could use some improvement, especially in the area of cutting down on speculation.
- It should also be noted (in case were not already aware) that the Harry Potter Wiki considers information from the films, games, and other licensed media canonical unless it directly contradicts the books or JKR. Thus, while some of the examples on the transfiguration articles wouldn't be considered canon by the The Lexicon, they are considered canon here. ★ Starstuff (Owl me!) 16:34, July 27, 2011 (UTC)
RE:Cushioning Charm
See Talk:Cushioning Charm. -- Seth Cooper owl post! 22:47, July 30, 2011 (UTC)
RE:Molly and Ginny Weasley
As Seth Cooper has already stated, jinxes and hexes are not automatically Dark Magic. That's really stretching the definition of Dark Arts, and I'm not going to rehash the "Dark Spells" debate again. As far as Molly's duel with Bellatrix, there has, as yet, been no positive identification of what spells she used, either in the book or film. Currently, the two spells at the end are given only conjectural titles: Petrifying curse and Disintegrating curse. And as far as canon, it DOES contradict the book. While the film canon can tell us that these spells exist, book canon tells us that Molly did not use them on Bellatrix during their duel.
As far as Ginny's "Inheritence", as it is currently phrased, it is incorrect. Rowling is referring to a real-life superstition: 7th daughter of a 7th daughter, etc. Ginny is the 7th child, not the 7th daughter. Also, Molly has only two known siblings, both brothers. While this could be used as a reference to Ginny being magically talented in general, it is not a singular skill. Rowling has also mentioned a superstition about red-heads being unlucky (which she disagrees with), but that doesn't mean "Redheaded bad-luck" should be listed as a skill either. Rowling statement about the 7th child superstition has been added to the "Behind the Scenes" section, where it sheds light on JKR's planning for the character.
If you still disagree, you may contact another active administrator for a second opinion, but do not simply revert it again until this has been discussed further.
On a brighter note, you've earned this:
Thank you very much, I will proudly display it on my User Page :) Green Zubat 15:41, August 4, 2011 (UTC)
When adding categories to articles, either make sure the category already exists, or go ahead and create one if it doesn't. Healing spells, Medical Magic, and Dark Magic Artefacts currently are not existing categories, so they'll need to be created.
I'm not sure how much experience you've had so far with category-creation, so I'll do a short tutorial (apologies if you already know some of this). It's just like creating an article. If the subject is X, the category would be titled Category:X. A brief description, one or two sentences, is all that is necessary. Most subjects are actually sub-categories of larger "parent" categories, and some may even be parent categories to smaller sub-categories beneath them. For example, Healing spells would be a sub-category of Spells and Medical Magic. Medical Magic would be a sub-category of Magic and Medicine. Dark Magic Artefacts would be a sub-category of Dark Magic and Objects. So, if you added Dark Magic Artefacts as a category to a page, you would also remove the Dark Magic and Objects categories, since as sub-category, Dark Magic Artefacts already includes both (policy on this is found here).
Hope this helps. - Nick O'Demus 23:51, August 4, 2011 (UTC)
Oh, so basically remove parent categories, got it. I didn't know that, thanks! Green Zubat 22:08, August 5, 2011 (UTC)
RE:Molly/Ginny Weasley: Magical Skills and Abilities
I think it wouldn't harm adding that both Molly and Ginny seemed to be proficent with Dark magic. After all, despite the non-canonicity of her usage of the Petrifying and Disintegrating curses, Molly did kill Bellatrix (alas, the book describes the spell that took her life as a "curse"); and Ginny seemed to be skilled in all manner of jinxes (DH), hexes (HBP) and the Reductor Curse (OPf) -- jinxes and hexes, although a very minor sort of dark magic, do have a connotation of dark magic that Rowling acknowledges. I think, however, that it should be noted that while both of them were knowledgeable in that kind of magic they never actually actively practised nor studied it so they are not listed as Dark witches.
On the second point, I tend to agree with Nick. That statement by Rowling is all about the planning for the character based on real-life superstition, not so much about the actual circumstances surrounding Ginny. Besides, I think it seems a bit out of place to list the "Inheritance" as a "magical ability and/or skill", as that is neither. Perhaps it would be more useful to add it in the "Behind the scenes" section, and as a reference to Ginny being a powerful witch. -- Seth Cooper owl post! 01:11, August 5, 2011 (UTC)
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Severus Snape
I have a question. How can a double agent, who worked finally for the good side, be already a "dark wizard". And to say it with your own words: Please, "don't lie"! Harry granger 14:40, August 7, 2011 (UTC)
That is an interesting interpretation. When I look who is called as dark wizard: Lucius Malfoy, The Dark Lord, Bellatrix Lestrange and so on I think it is very easy to misunderstand / misinterpret this word. But you are right in the point that Snape studied the Dark Arts. There is only the question left: Is everyone who studies the Dark Arts also a dark wizard? Harry Potter used the Cruciatus Curse and the Imperius Curse, dark magic. Is he now a dark wizard because of his using? O. k., Snape has also used the dark arts, but changed sides. After your interpretation that is irrelevant. But is it really irrelevant? I find this is a very interesting point of view. What do you think? Harry granger 14:54, August 7, 2011 (UTC)
It is right that I am a fan of Severus Snape, but not a Snapewife. For that I am too old. I am not blind. Of course, he has his flaws. Look only, how he treats Harry because of that what Harry's father did. That's not o. k., understandable - perhaps, but not o. k. You are right in the point that Snape loves the Dark Arts. You mentioned Snape killing Dumbledore. But we know now that Dumbledore begged Snape for the death, because otherwise his death would be very painful and he wanted to rescue Draco from doing it. Is the use of the Killing Curse out of mercy or fulfilling a wish a bad thing? Not for me, but o. k., may be arguably.
Another cause to study Dark Arts can be because you want to teach Defence against this. Then I think you must know these Dark Arts.
Every man, woman, child has his character flaws. Everyone makes mistakes. You can only hope, your mistakes are not fatally, likes Snape's, leading to the deaths of James and Lily Potter or hope, when it happens, there is someone who forgives you. Harry granger 15:53, August 7, 2011 (UTC)
RE:Just a question...
The House Points games has been on hiatus for a long time mainly for lack of Hufflepuff players (that made the game a bit unfair), and general lack of interest. I don't know whether there's ever been an attempt to revive it since. -- Seth Cooper owl post! 17:17, August 7, 2011 (UTC)
Inanimate Deletion Vote
I did vote for their deletion a) as a non-animate object can't be transfigured into the same thing so it's completely useless b) no content c) all around useless d) fanon.
If you see any more nonsense articles OWL me and I'll gradly vote for deletion.
-- Head of Ravenclaw | Send me an Owl! 22:29, August 11, 2011 (UTC)
Agreed. After your recent re-classification of spells with canon terms, they seem pretty pointless. I'll delete them myself. -- Seth Cooper owl post! 22:41, August 11, 2011 (UTC)
Snape as a Dark Wizard
Just to let you know I sent the user who is vandalising the Severus Snape page an official warning for vandalism. Head of Ravenclaw | Send me an Owl! 22:50, August 11, 2011 (UTC)
Please listen to what I have to say. I don't agree that Severus Snape is a dark wizard because he would've been much worse if he was. I wasn't vandalising anything. That isn't fair how I'm getting a warning for changing something that you both are also changing. And I have an account on this wiki like everyone else who is editing here. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Severussnape0109 (talk • contribs).
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Cheers. -- Seth Cooper owl post! 00:46, August 12, 2011 (UTC)
Oh wow, that's awesome! Thanks a lot! I will display it on my userpage with pride :) Green Zubat 00:09, August 14, 2011 (UTC)
Zubat, Pokemon???
Is this the zubat? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Pokeball32102 (talk • contribs).
- Why yes, yes it is. However, my username is in honour shiny Zubat that I once caught and I still use competitively to this day, and shiny Zubat are green. Hence "Green Zubat". Green Zubat 00:11, August 14, 2011 (UTC).
While not a bad idea, the amount of potential uploads would have to be dealt with. In addition, we would appear to be doubting the user. That said, it may be an adequate compromise until an admin gets early access to verify. - Cavalier One(Wizarding Wireless Network) 18:02, August 15, 2011 (UTC)
- With images, each needs to be licensed and sourced correctly. The community is rather lax on this, and I find my time consumed with correcting it. However, I've thought longer about using screenshots and we probably can't do it for legal reasons since we would also be reproducing the text from Pottermore for a public audience, which, since it is in a closed Beta, would probably violate a large amount of copyright laws. With the fair use provision, we skirt round a few issues, but this would not go unnoticed. - Cavalier One(Wizarding Wireless Network) 22:18, August 15, 2011 (UTC)
- Fair enough. I saw you're suggestion for a template for affected articles to warn readers so I suppose that's a good solution 'til unviversal access.
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Tah very much—Green Zubat (owl me!). 00:17, August 20, 2011 (UTC)
Re: TL:DR page name
I like "curse-dependent locking spell" best for the reasons I gave on the article's talk page. "Cursed lock" implies a specific object that has been cursed, as opposed to a spell that can lock any door in conjunction with a curse.
I've got access to Pottermore, so I'm getting the information from the site itself. ★ Starstuff (Owl me!) 04:30, August 27, 2011 (UTC)
Re: Pottermore spells
There's a "Spells" menu on Pottermore with panes named after canonical spellbooks. The name of each spell is listed, along with a short description of its effect:
The spell's incantation only appears when you practice it:
At this point, however, not all spells in the "Spells" menu have a practice button, presumably because they need to be unlocked somehow (perhaps through the duelling minigame, which is currently down for maintenance). Thus I currently can't confirm whether the Smokescreen Spell is tied to the incantation Fumos.
The incantation Colloshoo appears when you practice the Stickfast Hex:
The description of the Stickfast Hex is "sticks shoes to floor," and for the Tongue-Tying Spell it's "ties tongue in knot":
Presumably not the same spell as the Tongue-Tying Curse given how the description varies from DH. Maybe the Tongue-Tying Curse prevents you from speaking about a specific thing for an indefinite period of time, whereas the Tongue-Tying Spell only temporarily renders you mute (presumably so you can't cast spells in a duel).
★ Starstuff (Owl me!) 20:33, August 28, 2011 (UTC)
Re:Tongue-Tying Curse/Spell
It does say "Your spell: Tongue-Tying Curse" on the practice screen:
This after you've clicked the "Practise" button beside the "Tongue-Tying Spell" in the spells menu. Evidently this is an error/oversight on the part of the site's creators.
The incantation for the Tongue-Tying Curse/Spell is also Mimble wimble, as shown above. Hence it's the same spell that's covered in the article Mimblewimble. ★ Starstuff (Owl me!) 22:59, August 28, 2011 (UTC)


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From The Archives: Palmetto Bay's David Singer: fighting to save our village | Community Newspapers
By Eugene Flinn
Palmetto Bay's David Singer: fighting to save our village | Palmetto Bay
Wednesday, October 2, 2013
I certainly had some interesting exchanges with David Singer when I was mayor. I still do. But I do want to point out that speaking out is not a crime. Government officials should welcome those who express a difference of opinion. Involving everyone leads to a much improved result for all. It can be at times uncomforatable to watch Mayor Stanczyk's body language when residents raise issues of concern with the direction of Palmetto Bay. The body language appears clear to me that Mayor Stanczyk far too often resents speakers such as Mr. Singer and others who speak out for the good of our Palmetto Bay. My recommendation to our current elected officials is not to close your mind, you might miss a great idea or creative solution to an issue important to the village.
Mr. Singer and I may not always agree (he agrees with me on this point) but he has his well researched views and he certainly carries some relevant financial qualifications. I recommend that we work together and hear each other out. Palmetto Bay would work better if people returned to focusing on the quality of the argument rather than accepting or closing their minds based upon who is speaking.
In the meantime I am hearing quite a buzz from people who would like to see leadership step forward to redirect the current direction of this mayor and council. Word is that Mr. Singer may just be considering stepping forward after being prompted by numerous residents.
I have posted prior that an elected official can and should be judged by how they conduct themselves both at public meetings as well as the antics of their supporters. Enough is enough. I was shocked to read a blog entry posted by South Dade Matters: "PB: More Indecorous and Some Just Plain Odd Behavior." Read it for yourself. There are links to the actual meeting video. You can judge with your own eyes.
This issue has been raised numerous times,with no improvement in sight. I even followed up when Palmetto Bay News Publisher Grant Miller used humor rather than heavy-handedness to review the unfortunate situation which occurred on Monday,May 21, 2012, or as Grant Miller states; "the day in Palmetto Bay Council history when Mayor Stanczyk called upon the police to remove a concerned resident from a council meeting."
Mr. Miller has asked the question that many who regular attend council meetings continue to ask: What has happened to civility and respect for opposing viewpoints in Palmetto Bay?
Good question. We all are patiently waiting for the answer.
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TORONTO – After campaigning nearly as hard as a candidate in Toronto's mayoral race, Sheldon Bergstrom of Prince Albert, Sask., has landed the role of Rob Ford in an upcoming new musical comedy about the city's embattled mayor.
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"I've been fascinated by him for a long time," the actor-singer-comedian told The Canadian Press on Tuesday. "All across Canada, all throughout the world, people are watching this man, this mayor of … Canada's greatest city, and he has managed to pull off some amazing things and pull off some crazy things in his time as mayor."
"Rob Ford the Musical: Birth of A Ford Nation" is set to debut at Toronto's Factory Theatre from Sept. 16 to 28.
The 90-minute show has 10 original tunes and sees a "spiritual guide" leading Ford through the past year of his tumultuous life — including his admitted drug use and stint in rehab.
Bergstrom, 42, said he was starring in the musical "Hairspray" in Edmonton when auditions for the role of Ford were held earlier this summer, so he wrote to the producers and creators "and begged them and pleaded" for an opportunity to try out.
When they agreed, he sent them "love letters" as well as a video of him singing "Mustang Sally" and what he calls "a Rob Ford version" of Amy Winehouse's "Rehab."
He later sent them more videos and had friends, family members and fellow actors from across Canada campaign for him via Facebook and 桑拿会所.
Producers say he ended up winning the role over nearly 100 other hopeful actors, including one who's starring on Broadway.
"He's kind of like a Shakespearean cartoon character," Bergstrom said at the Factory Theatre, wearing a Ford-esque suit complete with a red tie and a handkerchief to wipe the perspiration off his forehead.
"I am so lucky to be playing him."
Bergstrom said he was also keen on getting the part because he wanted to work on a new musical and had long been wanting to collaborate with book/lyrics writers Brett McCaig and P. Joseph Regan, as well as composer Anthony Bastianon.
The portly performer also bears a resemblance to Ford — something he's further emphasized by cutting his brown hair short and dyeing it blond.
McCaig said that resemblance, as well as Bergstrom's talent, got him the part.
"Sheldon has been very genuine. We looked all over Canada and we saw a ton of people and he was the perfect Rob Ford."
Liz Gilroy directs the show, which has several other recognizable characters, including councillor brother Doug Ford and novelist Margaret Atwood. She'll be played by Lisa Horner, who recently made a splash as Madame Thenardier in a Toronto production of "Les Miserables."
Bergstrom said before landing his part, he was mostly familiar with Ford's "dark side" — the "crazy antics" he'd catch on the news in Saskatchewan.
"Every once in a while they'll show him exploding in the middle of a city meeting and just scaring people to death, and I would think: 'First of all, that guy looks like me, and second of all, he's kind of crazy, someone should write a show about him.'"
McCaig said they only recently wrote the last few pages of the script, as they were waiting to see if Ford's life would take yet another unexpected turn.
"We've got the ending … but we're leaving room for possible antics," he said.
He also put a "shout out" to the Ford brothers to see the show but hasn't heard back, he added.
"I'd love Rob to come down and give the opening-night speech or the closing-night speech. This is not 90 minutes of Ford bashing. It's a balanced look at the whole year, of all the players in it."
Bergstrom is happy the script gives Ford "a fair shake."
"I don't want him to feel like he's been picked on and made fun of. It's not about that," he said. "This is a musical comedy, so there's certainly some jabs, but the best thing about the script is that nobody is safe."
McCaig said he's hoping the show will have an extension, and he has ambitions of going off-Broadway with the production — depending on how the mayoral race turns out.
"The story dies if Rob doesn't get voted back in," he said. "If Rob gets voted back in, I think we've got legs for a continued run, for sure."
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